Hi everyone! I've been working hard between repairs to finish up my guitar, so excited! In the meantime I thought I'd share with you how I made the side-soundhole! This will be a super short post, but hopefully a good one!
The first thing I did was to find and print out an oval. I then cut it out and located the spot on the top end of the sides where I would glue down the sound hole, and eventually cut out. I had to find a spot between my side-braces to place the sound hole. I placed it around the hump, because we had tested on different guitars and they showed us where we need to put the soundhole to get the most sound.
When I had centered and glued down the piece of paper we set up the router and with Brians help I cut out the soundhole. (*I have gotten better using the router on my own, and have since cut out a soundhole on another guitar)
After cutting it out, I sanded it down with .80 grit sandpaper to get the shape I wanted and then I smoothed out the edges. From there I went to a lighter and lighter grit until everything was super smooth. After sanding, I glued a blonde strip of wood around the soundhole for a decorative binding, and then sanded it down smooth in a similair way I did before.
Here's what it looked like finished! (*Sorry the pic is blurry)
Well, that's a wrap for now! I hope to keep you updated on the progress of my guitar. We'll be stringing it up this week, so stay tuned!
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Later days,
~Daniel